November 1965 Birthday
Shah Rukh Khan was born to Meer Taj Mohammed Khan
and Lateef Fatima into a Muslim family in New Delhi, the capital city of India.
His father was an entrepreneur while his mother dedicated herself to taking care of the family.
January 1980 Childhood
Initially, Khan aspired to pursue a career in sports, however owing to a shoulder injury in his
early years meant that he could no longer play. Later, he showed interest in acting and theatre.
March 1984 Early Schooling
Khan received his education from the ‘St. Columba’s School’, Delhi, and was an
exceptional student. He was also good at sports and was bestowed with the ‘Sword of Honour’,
the greatest felicitation given to a student by the institution.
June 1985 College
In 1985, he joined the prestigious ‘Hansraj College’ located in Delhi,
to pursue his graduation with a specialization in Economics.
During this time, he also got trained in acting under the guidance of Barry John,
who was a playwright associated with the ‘Theatre Action Group’.
February 1988 Venturing Showbiz
He got his first acting break with the 1988 television show ‘Dil Dariya.’ This show’s launch
was delayed due to a few production problems and was released eventually. Following years,
Khan acted in several television series to sustain his acting career.
October 1991 Marriage
He got married to Gauri Chibber on 25th October 1991, after a long courtship of six years.
The couple is blessed with three children named Aryan, Suhana and their third child is AbRam who
is a surrogate child. Gauri is of Punjabi descent and the family follows both Islam and Hinduism.
June 1992 Bollywood
His Bollywood journey began with the release of the film Deewana. Early in his career,
Khan was recognized for portraying villainous roles in the films Baazigar, Darr, and Anjaam.
October 1995 First Big Hit
This year was a turning point for Khan’s career as well as the Indian film industry since the
path-breaking movie ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ hit the theatres. This all-time
blockbuster has broken all previous records of the Indian film industry and created new records.
January 1998 Icon of Romance
During the period 1995-99, he essayed the lead role in many movies such as ‘DDLJ’, ‘Pardes’,
Dil Toh Pagal Hai’, ‘Duplicate’, ‘Dil Se’, ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ as well as ‘Badshah’.
His roles in these flicks helped the actor become a romantic icon of the Indian film industry.
March 1999 Becoming Producer
He established the production house Dreamz Unlimited’ along with actress Juhi Chawla
and acclaimed director Aziz Mirza. However, he parted ways with former partners and transformed
the company into Red Chillies Entertainment, adding his wife Gauri as a producer in 2004.
January 2001 Health Setback
A serious spinal injury caused while performing an action sequence adversely affected the actor.
He had to undergo an operation in 2003, which also put a brief halt to his career.
April 2004 Resurgence
After facing challenges, Khan played the lead role in several movies during the period 2004-2009,
which went on to become blockbusters. His revived production house produced
quite a few of his films, all of which were commercially successful.
January 2007 Television Hosting
He presented the famous quiz show ‘Kaun Banega
Crorepati’. He was also the presenter of a few more television shows
such as ‘Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?’ and ‘Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout’.
February 2008 Actor to Entrepreneur
Khan purchased the ownership rights of the cricket team representing Kolkata
in the ‘Indian Premier League’ (IPL) cricket tournament along with actress
Juhi Chawla and her husband Jay Mehta. This team was named ‘Kolkata Knight Riders’.
February 2010 Breaking Stereotypes
‘My Name Is Khan’ based on a true story and set against the backdrop of perceptions of Islam
after the 11 September attacks was released. The film was much acclaimed and earned the reputation
of being one of the highest-grossing Indian films in the foreign markets.
October 2011 Family Man
Khan starred in the sci-fi flick ‘Ra.One’ which was a film based on
robots. The actor claimed that he worked in the film to fulfill his children’s wishes,
who are great fans of superheroes and video games.
May 2014 King of Bollywood
Giving some of the most loved and successful movies ever to Bollywood, Khan is regarded
as King Khan. He is ranked second world’s richest actor with an estimated net worth of $600 Million.
January 2015 Being Bestowed
Khan has won innumerable awards till date, which started with a ‘Filmfare’ award for his first film
‘Deewana.’ The Government of India has awarded him the Padma Shri, and the Government of France
has awarded him the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the Legion of Honour.
March 2019 Advocacy
Khan endorses many causes like ‘Pulse Polio’, ‘National AIDS Control Organization’,
‘Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council’. He took the initiative to help
thousands of underprivileged people and daily wage laborers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 2021 Gazing into the Future
Shahrukh has starred in many blockbuster movies which added a feather to his crown
and his contribution to Indian Cinema is immense. Khan is dedicated to his work and
movies and has many cinematic projects lined up.